Each year, Hanukkah is celebrated in late November or early December. The exact date the celebration begins and ends changes year by year, as it is determined by the 25th day of Kislev, according to ...

Hanukkah may be the best known Jewish holiday in the United States. But despite its popularity in the U.S., Hanukkah ranks as one of Judaism’s minor festivals, and nowhere else does it garner such ...

Looking for the best Hanukkah songs? You're in the right place. If you grew up celebrating the festival of lights, you may have "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" burned into your brain. But these days, ...

For the first time since 2005, the first night of Hanukkah will fall on the same day as Christmas. The two winter holidays converge an average of five times a century, according to Rabbi Joseph ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 and as late as Dec. 27, depending on the year. Hanukkah is always on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. Hanukkah begins with the lighting of the ...

According to Chabad.org, it is an eight-day Jewish “festival of lights” celebrated with a menorah lighting, special prayers and fried food. “Hanukkah” in Hebrew means “dedication” and the holiday is ...

What is the story of Hanukkah and why does it last for eight days? Hanukkah, or Chanukah, celebrates the the Maccabean Revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. In the second century B.C., the Holy Land ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...